Atypical Virtual Associates

This article is from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and it talks about being able to afford to have an assistant virtually if you cannot afford to have one in house.
I’m not a big fan when they go with the cost-cutting angle in an article like this. It brings everyone back to thinking that all VAs are [...]

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In an average day, how long do you spend sitting in your computer?
5 hours? 10 hours? 15 hours?
I know that I’ve spent up to 20 hours at my computer on any given day. Sure, it doesn’t happen often, but my average is certainly more in the range of 10 hours. More than I’d be sitting [...]

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We had a very powerful offer that we presented today at the Black Friday Bash. What we offered was simple, powerful, and really just pretty darn awesome all around.
Either of the following were offered for $20 (and now it’s being offered to you, because I *love* the people who read my blog!!!)

Group Sales Call

Great for [...]

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There’s an amazing deal going on over at The Warrior Forum right now.
To get more people to upgrade to Camtasia v5 they’re giving away Camtasia v3 - which will record your desktop, you can edit video…it’s a great program if you’re planning on teaching people almost anything.
It’s also the best way to turn your powerpoint [...]

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Okay, you might be crazy, then this post doesn’t apply to you.
You’ve seen the red flags, you know there are problems, but when it comes time to sit down and write that resignation letter, no words can express how awful you’re going to feel.

Guilty, that you’re leaving someone in a lurch.
Ashamed, because you couldn’t be [...]

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Well, I’ve gotten a little more than a little busy.

Yesterday was one of those days where I worked from the time I woke up until the time I dropped into bed at 1am. I usually love days like that, and yesterday was no exception.

I enjoy working.

Today is the last full day of [...]

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Reasons of resistance, in my opinion and experience, are twofold:

The potential client does not understand what a Virtual Assistant can do for them. While this problem can be alleviated by a simple question and answer session and a list, the potential VA has to get to the place where they can have that conversation with [...]

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My husband has this cute little piece of paper from this place he calls a “degree.” While I think a business degree is about as common as dirt, his schooling sometimes reveals some pretty amazing things.
Every so often people talk about S-Corps and LLCs and I ask him every time, “Honey…are you sure I’m [...]

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My knee-jerk reaction to this question is, “Of course! All Virtual Assistants are cost effective!”
But let me go a little deeper than that.
First you have to decide what quality means to you. Do you mean fast turn around time? Do you mean a short learning-curve? Do you mean perfection in all things? What [...]

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This is a great question.
Ultimately, the answer is “do you trust them?”
It doesn’t really make a difference if the person you’re working with is in your office or in Zaire, if you don’t trust them you shouldn’t be giving them your most precious documents and information.
The question you should be asking yourself [...]

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